Tag: palaeopathology

• A Bone to Pick: Basics of Palaeopathology

  

  Palaeopathology is the study of ancient diseases, trauma, disability etc. by examining human remains. Like forensic anthropologists, palaeopathologists also work with a degree of uncertainty. When most of our data comes from the examination of human bones, there are specific limitations we must contend with. Bone can only react in one of two ways when […]

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  January 3, 2017

  Concepts in Anthropology

  anthropology, archaeology, biology, disease, history, palaeopathology, Pathology, science, skeleton